Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the 1980s, she has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards. In 2023, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and she received an Academy Honorary Award.
Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the 1980s, she has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards. In 2023, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and she received an Academy Honorary Award.
Bassett had her breakthrough portraying singer Tina Turner in the biopic What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), which won her a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She had success starring in Boyz n the Hood (1991), Malcolm X (1992), Waiting to Exhale (1995), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), and Music of the Heart (1999). In the following decades, she took on supporting roles in the drama Notorious (2009) and the action films Green Lantern (2011), Olympus Has Fallen(2013), and London Has Fallen (2016). She also played Queen Ramonda in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). For the latter, she won another Golden Globe and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
On television, Bassett has starred as Katherine Jackson in the miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992). Her portrayal of Rosa Parks in the television film The Rosa Parks Story (2002) gained her a nomination for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress. Her performances in two seasons of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story earned her nominations for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2014 and 2015. In 2018, Bassett began producing and starring as an LAPD patrol sergeant, Athena Grant, in the Fox drama series 9-1-1.
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Filmography (Movies)
Making Mission: Impossible - A 10 News First Special
Character:Self
Release Date:19/05/2025
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Character:Erika Sloane
Release Date:17/05/2025
Inside the Dream: Mugler
Character:Self
Release Date:25/09/2024
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
Character:Self
Release Date:12/08/2024
Butterfly in the Sky
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:17/03/2024
Damsel
Character:Lady Bayford
Release Date:07/03/2024
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Angela Bassett
Character:Self
Release Date:02/03/2024
Orion and the Dark
Character:Sweet Dreams (voice)
Release Date:01/02/2024
The Metropolitan Opera: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
Character:Host
Release Date:18/11/2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Character:Self
Release Date:07/02/2023
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Character:Ramonda
Release Date:09/11/2022
Good Night Oppy
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:04/11/2022
20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda
Character:Self
Release Date:04/11/2022
Wendell & Wild
Character:Sister Helley (voice)
Release Date:21/10/2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2021
TINA
Character:Self
Release Date:20/08/2021
Gunpowder Milkshake
Character:Anna May
Release Date:14/07/2021
Malika the Lion Queen
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:04/04/2021
Soul
Character:Dorothea (voice)
Release Date:25/12/2020
Between the World and Me
Character:Self
Release Date:21/11/2020
Attorneys At Love
Character:Narrator
Release Date:14/01/2020
Otherhood
Character:Carol Walker
Release Date:13/08/2019
The Apollo
Character:Self
Release Date:24/04/2019
Avengers: Endgame
Character:Ramonda
Release Date:24/04/2019
The Flood
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:25/11/2018
Bumblebee
Character:Shatter (voice)
Release Date:22/11/2018
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Character:Erika Sloane
Release Date:25/07/2018
Black Panther
Character:Ramonda
Release Date:13/02/2018
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Character:Self
Release Date:26/08/2017
The Snowy Day
Character:Nana (voice)
Release Date:25/11/2016
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Character:Self
Release Date:15/11/2016
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
Character:Self
Release Date:24/09/2016
London Has Fallen
Character:Lynne Jacobs
Release Date:02/03/2016
Chi-Raq
Character:Miss Helen Worthy
Release Date:04/12/2015
Survivor
Character:Maureen Cranepaul
Release Date:21/05/2015
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
Character:Dr. Kulinda (voice)
Release Date:26/01/2015
White Bird in a Blizzard
Character:Dr. Thaler
Release Date:15/10/2014
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Character:Self
Release Date:22/06/2014
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
Character:
Release Date:11/02/2014
Black Nativity
Character:Aretha Cobbs
Release Date:27/11/2013
Olympus Has Fallen
Character:Lynne Jacobs
Release Date:20/03/2013
Betty and Coretta
Character:Coretta Scott King
Release Date:02/02/2013
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Character:Self
Release Date:19/02/2012
This Means War
Character:Collins
Release Date:14/02/2012
Green Lantern
Character:Dr. Amanda Waller
Release Date:14/06/2011
Jumping the Broom
Character:Mrs. Watson
Release Date:06/05/2011
Notorious
Character:Voletta Wallace
Release Date:16/01/2009
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/2009
Nothing But the Truth
Character:Bonnie Benjamin
Release Date:19/12/2008
Of Boys and Men
Character:Rieta Cole
Release Date:21/10/2008
Meet the Browns
Character:Brenda Brown
Release Date:21/03/2008
Gospel Hill
Character:Sarah Malcolm
Release Date:09/02/2008
Meet the Robinsons
Character:Mildred (voice)
Release Date:23/03/2007
Akeelah and the Bee
Character:Tanya Anderson
Release Date:28/04/2006
Time Bomb
Character:Jill Greco
Release Date:19/03/2006
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Character:Mr. Smith's Boss (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:07/06/2005
Mr. 3000
Character:Maureen "Mo" Simmons
Release Date:15/06/2004
The Lazarus Child
Character:Dr. Elizabeth Chase
Release Date:13/05/2004
Masked and Anonymous
Character:Mistress
Release Date:25/07/2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Character:
Release Date:10/02/2003
Sunshine State
Character:Desiree Perry
Release Date:21/06/2002
The Rosa Parks Story
Character:Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
Release Date:24/02/2002
Making "The Score"
Character:Herself
Release Date:11/12/2001
Ruby's Bucket of Blood
Character:Ruby Delacroix
Release Date:01/12/2001
The Score
Character:Diane
Release Date:13/07/2001
Boesman and Lena
Character:Lena
Release Date:03/11/2000
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
Character:Groove (voice)
Release Date:03/10/2000
Supernova
Character:Dr. Kaela Evers
Release Date:14/01/2000
Music of the Heart
Character:Janet
Release Date:29/10/1999
Our Friend, Martin
Character:Miles' Mom (voice)
Release Date:12/01/1999
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Character:Stella Payne
Release Date:14/08/1998
Contact
Character:Rachel Constantine
Release Date:11/07/1997
Waiting to Exhale
Character:Bernadine
Release Date:22/12/1995
Vampire in Brooklyn
Character:Detective Rita Veder
Release Date:26/10/1995
Strange Days
Character:Lornette 'Mace' Mason
Release Date:13/10/1995
Panther
Character:Dr. Betty Shabazz
Release Date:03/05/1995
What's Love Got to Do with It
Character:Anna Mae Bullock / Tina Turner
Release Date:09/06/1993
Passion Fish
Character:Rhonda / Dawn
Release Date:11/12/1992
Malcolm X
Character:Betty Shabazz
Release Date:18/11/1992
Innocent Blood
Character:U.S. Attorney Sinclair
Release Date:25/09/1992
Critters 4
Character:Fran
Release Date:20/08/1992
One Special Victory
Character:Lois
Release Date:08/12/1991
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
Character:Willie
Release Date:29/10/1991
The Heroes of Desert Storm
Character:Lt. Phoebe Jeter
Release Date:11/10/1991
City of Hope
Character:Reesha
Release Date:11/10/1991
Boyz n the Hood
Character:Reva Styles
Release Date:12/07/1991
Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor
Character:Allison
Release Date:18/02/1991
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story
Character:Pat
Release Date:21/01/1991
Kindergarten Cop
Character:Stewardess
Release Date:21/12/1990
In the Best Interest of the Child
Character:Lori
Release Date:20/05/1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Character:Carla Peters
Release Date:20/05/1990
Challenger
Character:Cheryl McNair
Release Date:25/02/1990
Liberty
Character:Linda Thornton
Release Date:23/06/1986
F/X
Character:TV reporter
Release Date:07/02/1986
Doubletake
Character:Prostitute at Headquarters
Release Date:24/11/1985
Television Appearances
Number One on the Call Sheet
Character:Self
Zero Day
Character:President Evelyn Mitchell
Doctor Odyssey
Character:Athena Grant
Queens
Character:Narrator (voice)
MPower
Character:Self
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Character:Decoy (voice)
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
What If...?
Character:Queen Ramonda (voice)
Marvel Studios Legends
Character:Ramonda (archive footage) (uncredited)
9-1-1: Lone Star
Character:Sergeant Athena Grant
The Imagineering Story
Character:Narrator (voice)
Tamron Hall
Character:Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Character:Mo
Red Table Talk
Character:Self
9-1-1
Character:Athena Grant
Close to the Enemy
Character:Eva
Master of None
Character:Catherine
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
BoJack Horseman
Character:Ana Spanakopita (voice)
Trailblazer Honors
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
The Arsenio Hall Show
Character:Self
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Character:Self - Special Guest
Finding Your Roots
Character:Self
American Horror Story
Character:Desiree Dupree
American Horror Story
Character:Ramona Royale
American Horror Story
Character:Monet Tumissee
American Horror Story
Character:Marie Laveau
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
The Bernie Mac Show
Character:Angela Bassett
Alias
Character:Hayden Chase
Critics Choice Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery
Character:Herself
The View
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self - Guest
ER
Character:Catherine Banfield
The Jacksons: An American Dream
Character:Katherine Jackson
Nightmare Cafe
Character:Evelyn Wall
Stat
Character:Dr. Willie Burns
The Flash
Character:Linda Lake
Family of Spies
Character:Bev Andress
The Simpsons
Character:Michelle Obama (voice)
Snoops
Character:Laura Hale
Alien Nation
Character:Renee Longstreet
A Man Called Hawk
Character:
thirtysomething
Character:
Tour of Duty
Character:Lt. Camilla Patterson
Spenser: For Hire
Character:
227
Character:
The Cosby Show
Character:Sara
Reading Rainbow
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
The Oscars
Character:Self
The Emmy Awards
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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